小伙伴們有沒有這種經(jīng)歷，去腐國或者美帝玩一趟，發(fā)現(xiàn)多少年的英語都白學(xué)了，滿大街的人都在說啥?寶寶聽不懂啊!
為啥歪果仁說的英語 ，和我們學(xué)的完全不一樣呢?
這種時(shí)候，你就需要積累一些接地氣的語言了!下面這些地道表達(dá)，學(xué)起來，用在自己的口語里，立馬就拉近了和外國人民的距離了有木有!
01 I was like, "What?!"
(someone) was like... 口語中用于表達(dá)某人的一種反應(yīng)，比如說的話或思想活動(dòng)。
He was like, "Hold on, wait for me!"
他說，等下，等等我。
I saw it on her face – she was like "Yo, leave me out of this!"
我看見她臉上都寫著呢，她一臉的“嘿，別把我扯進(jìn)來!”
02 That takes guts!
(something) takes guts 做某事需要勇氣。Guts本意是內(nèi)臟，引申為膽量。
Being a police officer takes guts, for sure.
顯然，當(dāng)警察很需要勇氣。
03 All right, so much for that one.
so much for (something) 人們放棄做一件事或努力泡湯的時(shí)候常說的話。
It’s already ten thirty? So much for getting an early start!
都十點(diǎn)半了?得了，不用想早起的事了!
Oh no! He saw us? So much for keeping it a surprise.
哦漏!他看見我們了?好吧，什么驚喜都沒了。
04 We nailed it!
nailed it 圓滿完成某件事，或說得完全正確。Nail本意是釘釘子。
That’s so true. He’s nailed it.
確實(shí)如此，他的觀點(diǎn)一針見血。
Kill it也可以指事情完成得超乎意料地好。
Louise has been killing it! Louise
干得漂亮!
05 I knew you’d give me a hard time about it!
give…a hard time about… 跟某人過不去、嘲笑某人、難為某人。
When I was growing up, the other kids used to give me a hard time because of my weight. But I just tried to ignore them.
小時(shí)候由于我的體重，其他的孩子一直在取笑我。但是我盡量不理他們。
Come on! Why do you have to give me a hard time about that? I told you: I had to work.
拜托，干嘛老拿這事兒跟我過不去，我都說了，我要工作了。
06 I might be 90 years old, but I’m still young at heart!
might… but… 也許……但是……，可以用來委婉地否定別人的觀點(diǎn)。
Paris might be popular, but I don’t want to live there.
巴黎可能是一個(gè)很受歡迎的地方，但是我不想住在那里。
07 I couldn’t agree more.
couldn’t agree more “不能更同意”，表示強(qiáng)烈同意對方的觀點(diǎn)。強(qiáng)烈不同意也能說couldn’t disagree more。
- I think that this is a great opportunity. - I couldn’t agree more.
-我覺得這是一個(gè)非常好的機(jī)會(huì)。 -完全贊同。
08 Just do it already!
Just… already! 趕緊的做某事!這個(gè)短語一般都是在抱怨對方反應(yīng)太慢，表現(xiàn)一種不耐煩的態(tài)度。
I’ve been hearing about this girl for weeks. Just ask her out already!
我聽你念叨這個(gè)姑娘已經(jīng)好幾周了，求你快約她吧!
09 Strangely enough, I just bought a bike.
strangely enough, … 遇到巧合或驚訝的事時(shí)的表達(dá)，可以翻譯為真巧、真稀奇。
如果你和小李同時(shí)找到了新工作，就可以說： Strangely enough, I just got a new job as well.
真巧，我也剛找到一份新工作。
10 Could you give me a few pointers?
give someone pointers 給某人一些建議。Pointer指建議、提示、線索。
You’re not holding that quite right. Do you want me to give you a few pointers?
你握的方式不太對，你要我給你一些建議嗎?
11 Yeah, it’s decent.
decent 不錯(cuò)，挺好的。
-This soup isn’t bad at all!
這湯味道還不錯(cuò)嘛!
-Yeah, it’s decent.
嗯，挺好的。
12 Who are you to talk?
who... to talk? 表示某人沒有資格發(fā)表意見或批評(píng)別人，因?yàn)樗?她自己也做得不夠好。
Who are you to talk? You’re just as messy as me.
你有啥資格說我?你跟我一樣邋遢。
He’s so disorganized. But who am I to talk? I can’t even keep track of what day of the week it is.
他超級(jí)迷糊。不過我也好不到哪去，我連今天是星期幾都搞不清。
13 Is it just me, or is it hot in here?
Is it just me, or…? 這是一種委婉的抱怨，一般都是在看對方是否有同樣的意見。
Is it just me, or are these seats even more cramped than normal?
是只有我一個(gè)人這么覺得么，這個(gè)座位是不是比一般的更擠啊?
14 Did I leave my book at your place, by any chance?
by any chance 口語中常用這一表達(dá)來詢問是否有某種可能。
Are you by any chance free tonight?
你今晚有沒有空呀?
15 The last thing I want is to hurt you.
The last thing I want is…
我最不愿意做的事情就是……
The last thing I want is to cause an argument on your birthday, but this is a serious problem.
我很不想在你的生日爭吵，但這是一個(gè)很嚴(yán)重的問題。
